Facebook is reportedly building an Amazon-like smart speaker that will launch in 2018.Taking after Amazon’s Echo Show, Facebook is reportedly developing a smart speaker that will feature a 15-inch touch-screen and will be launched in Q1 of 2018. Google has similar smart speakers Google Home and Apple, too, has developed HomePod.
According to a report:
- According to a report, on Tuesday.
- The product will manufactured by Taiwanese electronics manufacturing company Pegatron.
- In addition, designed by company’s Building 8 department.
- Echo Show also features a large display.
- The report noted,the 15-inch touch panel that Facebook’s smart speaker will use is supplied by LG Display.
- In addfition, using in-cell technology.
- Furthermore, the speaker will also be equipped with a magnesium-aluminium-alloy chassis.
- It is rumoured that the device has already begun small volume of pilot production at Pegatron’s plants in China.
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Media Report:
- The smart speaker market was expected to reach $5.5 billion by 2022 while worldwide.
- Smart speaker shipments reached 5.9 million units in 2016.
- In addition, 4.2 million of which were shipped in the fourth quarter of 2016.
- Since Pegatron already has iPhone orders from Apple.
- As well as Surface and Xbox One orders from Microsof.
- If the company’s orders from Facebook are true.
- Pegatron’s performance in the second half is expect to grow higher.